{news} Proposal and Agenda

Fri Jan 5 17:02:21 EST 2007

has the place been set for the meeting> and time? 

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mailto:ctgp-news-unsubscribe at ml.greens.org               I have a couple of things that we’d like to have on the Agenda of the January 9th meeting:

  Attached and below is a Proposal to make the formation of a By-Laws Committee “official”.  
  Also, By-Laws discussion needs to be on the Agenda every month for a while.  10 minutes at the minimum, to allow a very clear and open discussion of any changes we make. 

  Thanks, 

  Jean

                                                                     PROPOSAL

  PRESENTERS: Patricia Kane, Jean de Smet, Andy Derr, Caleb Kleppner, Chris Reilly. 

  CONTACT:  Patricia Kane: law_office_kane at yahoo.com
                                             203 324-3316
                                             203 351-0818 fax

  SUBJECT: Formation of a By-Laws Committee

  BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE :

  At the last meeting of the State Central Committee, a resolution was introduced and passed to establish a By-laws Committee to review the bylaws for language and reorganization. The By-Laws of the CT Green Party are difficult to follow. Some topics, like Voting, are dispersed into several other sections; other topics, such as how a chapter is formed and dissolved, are not addressed.

  By-Laws are the basic operating rules of an organization and unclear procedures and language undermine the organization’s ability to achieve consensus and to proceed with transparency.

  This Proposal is an additional step to comply with the procedure previously adopted.

  PROPOSAL:  We propose that the CT Green Party form a committee to review the current by-laws and follow a 2-step process for presenting changes for a vote in April 2007 and thereafter.

  1)       Clarify the existing language.  Without changing substance, the organization and language of the by-laws will be updated to improve access. These proposed changes will be sent to chapters for comment early in 2007, then those comments will be reviewed by the committee, sent to chapters again, discussed at SCC meetings as needed, and may be presented at the April Annual meeting for adoption by the membership.

  2)       Recommend and draft proposed changes to the by-laws.  The committee will make changes to create a better working document and have input from members as to sections they recommend for change. The changes may place some issues into a policy and procedures manual, which may be changed more easily to reflect new knowledge or technology. 
              The same process of distribution, review and discussion, followed by a vote will
  take place in 2007-2008.

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